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Nissan chair arrested over financial misconduct allegations

By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

Ghosn is being accused of under-reporting income, using investment funds for personal gain and illicit use of company expenses.

Manufacturers say their worker shortage is getting worse. Here’s why

By Gretchen Frazee

The National Association of Manufacturers warns 2.4 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2028, but some economists say the situation is not as dire as it seems.

Non-degree ‘badges’ are booming. Are they really useful?

By Matt Krupnick, The Hechinger Report

While there has generally been consensus about what a college degree represents, there’s confusion over how to define many of these new credentials and judge their usefulness for employers and job seekers.

Jennie-O recalls ground turkey amid salmonella outbreak

By Associated Press

The salmonella outbreak has resulted in one death and 164 reported illnesses in 35 states.

Why the rise of the electric scooter has been a bumpy ride

It began with just 10 electric scooters in Santa Monica, California, but soon sidewalks and streets were flooded with thousands of them. Essentially skateboards with handles that can be picked up and dropped off anywhere, they've been rolled out in…

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The coalition moving Brexit forward is falling apart. What happens next?

By Larisa Epatko

Hours after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that her Cabinet supported a draft agreement laying out the terms of the UK’s divorce from the European Union, two members quit, cutting short any victory lap.

The electric scooter market is zooming. Will profits catch up?

By Gretchen Frazee

Bird, the first of the major electric scooter companies to launch in the U.S., is valued at $2 billion, despite data that shows it likely is not making any money, yet.

The good, the bad and the ugly of picking Medicare Advantage plans

By Philip Moeller

During open enrollment, beneficiaries should consider all the pros and cons of Medicare Advantage plans, writes columnist Philip Moeller.

Amazon’s NYC headquarters in ‘opportunity zone’ eligible for GOP tax breaks

By Bernard Condon, Stephen Braun, Associated Press

The New York City neighborhood Amazon chose for one of its new headquarters offers developers capital gains tax breaks to invest in high-poverty, low-income areas.